Will a small cam increase your IAT on a turbo setup?
08-31-2006, 01:59 PM
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Will a small cam increase your IAT on a turbo setup? Having a small cam (compared to a large cam) on a turbo setup will give you more backpressure under boost. As it’s been said before, a more restrictive system has to run a higher boost than a less restrictive system to make the same HP numbers. So will running a smaller cam (more restrictive) build enough backpressure to give you significantly higher IATs compared to a large cam turbo setup making the same power?
Thanks -Dave
Thanks -Dave
08-31-2006, 02:50 PM
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It's more of a question to decide whether or not I want a bigger cam... right now I have a 99 Fbody cam in my 8.5:1 HPE shortblock... I was considering changing it before putting on the oil pump, front cover, etc. Not sure if that Fbody cam is going to seriously limit my setup or what.
09-01-2006, 10:44 AM
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in theory maybe. but i think ur overthinking the whole situation. and if a any cam causes your IAT to rise or fall, (which i never really looked into), to the point where it would become an issue, then your method of cooling (fmic, meth...) is not adequate.
